Almy Surname

170,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Almy Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the elm island.

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Almy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6351:221,68721,482
Israel4451:19,2312,860
France1981:335,46850,650
Haiti811:131,9005,863
England431:1,295,76958,667
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6761:74,2887,944

Almy (774) may also be a first name.

Almy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the elm island.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It seems that this name probably originated in France as Alemaund or D'Almaine and it meant the German. In Wales it is thought to have derived from the Old English, elmund, which means 'noble protection'.

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Almy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Almy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Almy is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Almy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,145th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,875,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Almy are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Almy is also the 295,011th most frequently used first name globally, held by 774 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,635 people, or 1 in 221,687. In The United States Almy is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States Almy exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 18 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Almy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Almy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Almy surname expanded 242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Almy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Almy last name are 8.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.02% being registered with the party.

Almy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halmy892,189/
Almey89425/
Almay89159/
Almyz89106/
Galmy896/
Almys896/
Almiy894/
Almøy894/
Almoy892/
Almuy891/
Allmy891/
Almyo891/
Ealmy891/
Almahy80396/
Halmey80186/
Halmyz80169/
Halmøy8099/
Halmay8075/
Almaya8052/
Galmay8037/
Allmey8025/
Galmiy8011/
Galmey808/
Almouy807/
Halmoy805/
Alhmys804/
Gaulmy802/
Almeey801/
Aslmay801/
Almeys801/
Almuhy801/
Almohy801/
Aalmay801/
Alhmey801/
Almayt801/
Allmay801/
Halmiy801/
Hailmy801/
Almyst800/
Alma7514,238/
Almi7512,416/
Alme751,431/
Elmy751,219/
Almé7521/
Olmy752/
Almá751/
Almoaya7315/
Hallmey7312/
Almaysh733/
Gallmay732/
Almauhy731/
Almahiy731/
Halmhey731/
Halmmey731/
Almmaya731/
Almooyi731/
Heallmy731/
Almohiy731/
Almahey731/
Hallmay730/
Helmy67187,508/
Halme674,491/
Halmi673,365/
Almer672,753/
Halma671,835/
Almea671,763/
Almes67847/
Almis67665/
Almed67585/
Almai67477/
Almet67327/
Almio67200/
Almér67191/
Elmay67179/
Galme67167/
Almid67145/
Ailmi67120/
Almoa67116/
Aalma67111/
Aalmi6793/
Almaa6787/
Almeu6740/
Almee6740/
Almiz6736/
Almez6736/
Almei6726/
Galmi6726/
Almaj6723/
Allmi6721/
Almeh6720/
Elmey6719/
Almie6719/
Holmy6718/
Almma6716/
Almit6715/
Allma6712/
Almuhaya6710/
Ailma678/
Almoi677/
Olmey676/
Allme676/
Almoj676/
Almej675/
Ealme675/
Alhmi675/
Almahaya675/
Almjd675/
Alhma674/
Aalme673/
Olmay673/
Ealmi673/
Almhi672/
Ahlme672/
Almès672/
Alhme672/
Ailme672/
Golmy672/
Almha672/
Ellmy671/
Aslmi671/
Aulmi671/
Aslme671/
Elmoy671/
Elmiy671/
Almèr671/
Aulme671/
Almii671/
Aelmi671/
Almış670/

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